Chapter 6: Problem 20
U.S. macroeconomic data are among the best in the world. Given what you learned in the Clear It Up "How do statisticians measure GDP?", does this surprise you, or does this simply reflect the complexity of a modern economy?
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Chapter 6: Problem 20
U.S. macroeconomic data are among the best in the world. Given what you learned in the Clear It Up "How do statisticians measure GDP?", does this surprise you, or does this simply reflect the complexity of a modern economy?
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How do you convert a series of nominal economic data over time to real terms?
Why must you avoid double counting when measuring GDP?
Last year, a small nation with abundant forests cut down 200 dollar worth of trees. It then turned 100 dollar worth of trees into 150 dollar worth of lumber. It used 100 dollar worth of that lumber to produce 250 dollar worth of bookshelves. Assuming the country produces no other outputs, and there are no other inputs used in producing trees, lumber, and bookshelves, what is this nation's GDP? In other words, what is the value of the final goods the nation produced including trees, lumber and bookshelves?
In \(1980,\) Denmark had a GDP of 70 billion dollar (measured in U.S. dollars) and a population of 5.1 million. In 2000, Denmark had a GDP of 160 billion dollar (measured in U.S. dollars) and a population of 5.3 million. By what percentage did Denmark's GDP per capita rise between 1980 and \(2000 ?\)
Why might per capita GDP be only an imperfect measure of a country's standard of living?
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